Gapminder: Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view.
From ted.com: "You've never seen data presented like this.
With the drama and urgencyof a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths
[and demos Dollar Street] about the so-called "developing world." Click to select Player 7 or Player 8...
From ted.com: "Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like.
His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics -- like the astonishing number
of paper cups we use every single day." Click to select Player 7 or Player 8...
From ted.com: "Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes
humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors
can have on the outcome of criminal trials." Click to select Player 7 or Player 8...
Table of Contents
Mathematicians
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Statistics
Gapminder: Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view.
From ted.com: "You've never seen data presented like this.
With the drama and urgencyof a sportscaster, statistics guru Hans Rosling debunks myths
[and demos Dollar Street] about the so-called "developing world." Click to select Player 7 or Player 8...
From ted.com: "Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like.
His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics -- like the astonishing number
of paper cups we use every single day." Click to select Player 7 or Player 8...
From ted.com: "Oxford mathematician Peter Donnelly reveals the common mistakes
humans make in interpreting statistics -- and the devastating impact these errors
can have on the outcome of criminal trials." Click to select Player 7 or Player 8...
Math Widgets